{"id":141913,"date":"2021-04-13T03:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T08:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=141913"},"modified":"2021-04-13T03:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T08:49:19","slug":"random-thoughts-coaches-george-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/04\/13\/random-thoughts-coaches-george-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts: coaches, George, more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week\u2019s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the resignation of two successful area coaches, a high-scoring team, Eddie George and the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stepping down<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two longtime successful coaches announced last week that they\u2019re stepping down from their respective roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Marys Memorial head football coach Doug Frye is leaving to address some health concerns. I\u2019ve known Frye since his mid-to-late 1990\u2019s days at Bucyrus High School. After turning that program around, he left for St. Marys Memorial, then went to Wapakoneta before going back to St. Marys. By many accounts he\u2019s wasn\u2019t easy to play for but his teams won a lot of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Wayne tendered his resignation at Tinora, saying it was time and that he wanted to spend more time with his family. He spent five years as the head basketball coach at Tinora for the past five seasons, but he\u2019s best known for his many years at Holgate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All told, Wayne coached for over 40 years and produced well over 500 wins, one state title and another state semifinal appearance at Holgate. His teams were mainly known for their deliberate style of play, although I\u2019m told earlier teams got out and ran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met Paul Wayne about three years ago and he seemed like a real gentleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck to both men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw a stat that caught my eye last week: 93 runs in six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview\u2019s varsity softball team scored 93 runs in a six-game span, a very impressive feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a lineup full of hits, including some long ball hitters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddie George<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure what to think about the announcement about Eddie George being named the new head football coach at Tennessee State, an FCS school in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

He has no coaching experience, which makes it seem like an odd hire. Usually some coaching experience \u2013 any coaching experience \u2013 is a prerequisite. Deion Sanders is the head coach at Jackson State, but he did have some experience as a high school coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this doesn\u2019t mean the former Ohio State great will fail. He was around top level coaches throughout his career and I\u2019m sure some of that rubbed off on him. The key will be hiring a great staff, which could prove to be a challenge given the fact it\u2019s already April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recruiting will be a key as well but that shouldn\u2019t be a big problem, since George is probably just as well known in Tennessee as in Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope he succeeds there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NFL Draft<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NFL Draft will be held later this month and you can find so-called mock drafts on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again \u2013 obviously the draft is important but it may be the most overhyped thing in all of sports. Really, it is. Just look how many of the draftees don\u2019t pan out, especially the high picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s still fun to debate what players would be the best fit, how things will work out, trades, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have thoughts on any of the above subjects, feel free to email me at sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor This week\u2019s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the resignation of two successful area coaches, a high-scoring team, Eddie George and the NFL Draft. Stepping down Two longtime successful coaches announced last week that they\u2019re stepping down from their respective roles. St. Marys Memorial head football coach Doug Frye is leaving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 20:48:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}